The Concept of Area: The Rectangle

Understanding the area of a rectangle is a fundamental concept in the world of geometry.

The area represents the total space contained within the boundaries of a two dimensional shape.

To find the area we first need to identify the length of the rectangle.

Next we measure the width which is the vertical distance perpendicular to the length.

The area is calculated by multiplying these two dimensions together to find the total surface.

The mathematical formula is area equals length times width or simply capital A equals L

W. Let us consider an example where the length is five units and

the width is three By applying our formula we multiply five by three